The class includes the first woman to be enrolled since Edmond started its own basic police training academy in 2009. The department has six other women officers — two captains, two detectives and two officers.

The woman cadet is Torrey Rowe, 26, a former Oklahoma County sheriff's detention officer.

Edmond police decided to start their own academy because they wanted to train their new officers to what they call the “Edmond standard.”

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